Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel is part of the album "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
and comes under the genre Pop,General.
It was released on 28 Sep 1988
under the label of Columbia/Legacy.
Copyright holded by Originally Recorded 1969 & Released 1997, 2001, Originally Released 1970, (P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc..

Lyrics of Bridge Over Troubled Water

When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all (all)
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you (ooh)
I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Sail on silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind

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'Bridge Over Troubled Water' is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's final album together, released January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album 'Simon & Garfunkel, Live 1969.' It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at the top of the chart for six weeks. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' also topped the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. for six weeks.
This song's recording process exposed many of the underlying tensions that eventually led to the breakup of the duo after the album's completion. Most notably, Paul Simon has repeatedly expressed regret that he insisted that Art Garfunkel sing this song as a solo, as it focused attention on Garfunkel and relegated Simon to a backing position. Art Garfunkel initially did not want to sing lead vocal, feeling it was not right for him. 'He felt I should have done it,' Paul Simon revealed to 'Rolling Stone' in 1972.

Garfunkel said that the moment when he performed it in Madison Square Garden in 1972 was 'almost biblical'.

In recent performances on the 'Old Friends' tour, Simon and Garfunkel have taken turns singing alternate verses of the vocal.

'Rolling Stone' named it number 47 on The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.